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1 online resource (136 pages) |
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Compass series Distributed geolibraries |
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Distributed Geolibraries -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVIEWERS -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- CHARACTERISTICS AND BENEFITS OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES -- THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE -- CONTENTS, SERVICES, AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES -- ARCHITECTURE OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES -- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES -- ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES -- 1 Introduction -- EXAMPLES -- Emergency Response -- Housing Relocation -- Public Health -- Natural Resource Planning -- A COMMON THEME |
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2 A Vision for Distributed GeolibrariesRECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- A LIBRARY VISION -- DEFINING A DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY -- A Distributed Library -- Geoinformation -- Characteristics of a Distributed Geolibrary -- DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES AND THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE -- DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES AND DIGITAL EARTH -- 3 The Distributed Geolibrary in Societal and Institutional Context -- LOCAL FOCUS -- LIBRARY CONSIDERATIONS -- The Library as an Institution -- Economic Considerations -- Distributed Geolibraries and the Existing Library Institution |
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DATA, INFORMATION, AD KNOWLEDGEIntellectual Property Concerns -- Uses of Data, Information, and Knowledge -- ACCESS -- SUMMARY AND ADDITIONAL ISSUES -- 4 Services and Functions -- LIBRARY SERVICES -- DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES -- THE NEED FOR DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES -- SERVICES AS COLLECTIONS OF FUNCTIONS -- NECESSARY DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY FUNCTIONS -- Search by Geographical Location -- Search by Place Name -- Search by Subject Theme or Time Period -- Item Display and Description -- Collection Creation and Maintenance |
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Searching over Distributed AssetsIntegration, Analysis, and Manipulation -- Assisting Users -- Assessment and Feedback -- OPTIONS FOR THE DELIVERY OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES -- 5 Building Distributed Geolibraries -- REQUIREMENTS -- Standards and Protocols -- Data Sets -- Georeferencing -- Cataloging -- Visualization -- Knowledge Construction -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS -- MEASURING PROGRESS -- 6 Conclusions -- REVISITING THE RATIONALE FOR DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES -- DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES IN CONTEXT -- References |
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AppendixesAppendix A Workshop Participants -- NRC Staff -- Appendix B Contributed White Papers -- Appendix C Workshop Agenda Workshop on Distributed Geolibraries: Spatial Information Resources -- Appendix D Example Prototypes -- Microsoft's Terraserver (www.terraserver.com) -- MapQuest (www.mapquest.com) -- Environmental Protection Agency ZIP Code Search (www.epa.gov/enviro/zipcodejs.html) -- U.S. Bureau of the Census TIGER Map Server (tiger.census.gov) -- U.S. Geological Survey National Atlas (www.usgs.gov/atlas) -- MIT's Digital Orthophoto Server (ortho.mit.edu) |
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""Alexandria Digital Library (alexandria.ucsb.edu)"" |
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Print version record |
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Geographic information systems -- United States -- Congresses
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Digital libraries -- United States -- Congresses
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Distributed databases -- United States -- Congresses
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Digital libraries
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Distributed databases
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Geographic information systems
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United States
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309593342 |
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0309593344 |
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0309065402 |
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9780309065405 |
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